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L. W. WELCH.

WARDROBE BBDSTEAD.

Patented June 4 vnu'lllllllllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIII I l UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

LYMAN W. WELCH, oE MoNfrrELinn, VERMONT.

wARDRoBE-BEDSTEAD.

SPCIFICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No, 364,875, dated June 14,1887.

Application filed July 7, 1886. Serial No4 207,332.

(No model) Y To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LYMAN W. "WELCH, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Montpelier, in the county of Vashington and State ofVermont, have invented certain Improvements in VVardrobe-Bedsteads, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of bedsteads generally called foldingbeds 7 or turn-up beds,77 and particularly to that' variety wherein theweight of the bed propel', which turns down, is measurablycounterbalanced by a spring instead of by a weight.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter, and its novel featurescarefully defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is aperspective view of a bedstead embodying my invention, said view showingthe movable hinged portion or bed proper turned down. Fig. 2 is asectional side elevation of the bedstead, more clearly illustrating thevarious vdetails of construction. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectionalview'on a larger scale, showing the conical volute spring, its boX orcasing, and the connecting-spring.

A represents, in general, the standing portion or casing ofthe bed,whichis the front when the bedstead is closed up and stands with its back tothe wall. This easing may be a dressing-case, bureau, or other similararticle of furniture. The projecting portion A of the casing ordressing-case, which usually contains the drawers, is covered by amarble slab, L, in the same manner as an ordinary dressingcase. At itstop the casing A basa hollow cornice like projection, A2, to receive andhouse the foot-hoard B when the bedstead is closed or folded up.

B represents, in general, the bed tu rn-down portion o f the bedstead.

In the drawings I have omitted the bed bottom or spring and the bedding,in order to bet ter show the construction.

B is the foot-board; b b, the side rails, and C C the folding legs,which support the free end of the bed proper, B.

The bed proper is connected with the casing proper or v in substantiallythe same way and by the same instrumentalities as those illustrated inmy Patent No. 311,623, dated February 3, 1885* l that is to say, D D arecords or chains of the proper length, secured at their ends to the siderails, b, and E E are sheaves or pulleys mounted, respectively, on theinner faces of the sides of casing A. The chains o'r cords D take,respectively, over said sheaves E, and play over same when the bedproper, B, is raised and lowered.

F represents the button attachment of chain D to rail b.

. N N represent curved tracks secured, respectively, to the inner facesof the sides of the casing A, and M M represent friction-rollers mountedon the outer faces of the rails b,which roll 'on tracks N N,respectively, when the bed is raised andlowered. This feature,comprising the chains D, sheaves E, rollers M, and tracks N ,one set ateach side of the bed, being the same as that in my former patent, I donot specifically claim it herein.

The spring K, whereby thebed proper, B, is measurably counterbalanced,is shown compressed in Fig. 2 and distended in Fig. 3. This is a conicalvolute spring arranged in a box or casing, J, fixed under the projectingpart A of the casing, and usually at about the middle'of the width ofthe bedstead.

H is a cord or chain, which is attached to the foot-rail of the bedproper, B, at G, passes thence over a guide-sheave, I, fixed in bearingson the casing J, and thence through the spring K, and is fixed to ablock, O, that takes against the end of spring K. The larger end or baseof the spring abuts against the end of box J. When the bed proper, B,vis turned down, the pull on the cord or chain H tends toV compressspring K, and 'thus the spring tends to resist the descent of the bedand to counterbalance its weight. By arranging the spring under theprojection A and covering said projecting part with a heavy slab, L, thetilting over of the standard or casing A is preA vented.

In some folding beds a heavy weight is em ployed to counterbalance thepart that turns down. In these beds there is no tendency to overturnthestandard, as the pressure is directly downward from the'pivotal axis.The excessive weight, however, is objectionable, as it prevents thebedstead from being moved Vabout freely. Vheu a spring is employed inIOO lieu of a weight, the standard or casing must either be secured tothe Wall or it must have a front projection heavy enough to counteractthe tendency to turn over when the bed proper is pulled down. In my bedthe fnlcruni-point on which the casing A tends to turn when the bedproper, B, is pulled down is at the back casters, a', and I arrange myspring as far in front of these as possible by placing it beneath theprojecting portion A, thus giving to the standard or easing far morestability than is found in this class of bedsteads where the spring isplaced directly above the fulcrunir point.

Having thus described nly invention, I claim--` l. The combination, withthe casing A, prol vided with a projecting portion, A, and a slab, L,thereon, as described, of the bed proper, I3, hinged in said easing,whereby it may be turned down at the back of saine, the spring K,arranged under the projecting portion A of the casing, in front of therear edge of the latter, the cord or chain H, connected at one end tothe end of the bed proper, B, and at the other end to the spring, andthe guide-shcavc I, over which said chain passes.

2. The eoinbination,with the casing A, provided wirli a projectingportion, A, and a slab, L, thereon, of the bed proper, B, at the 3. Thecombination,in a wardrobe-bedstead,

with the easing or standard having aprojecting portion, A', and slab L,of the spring-box J, arranged horizontally under thebottoni of saidprojecting portion, the conical volute spring K, arranged in said box,the block O at the small end of the spring, the guidesheave I, the chainII, attached at its one end to said block O, and extending through saidspring and over said sheave, and the bed proper, B,

hinged in said casing, the end of chain H being attached to said bedproper, all substantially as set forth.

Signed at Montpelier, Vermont, April 26, 1886.

LYMAN \V. \VELCII.

Witnesses:

MELVILLE E. SMILTB, TIMOTHY R. MERRTLL.

